The Esteghlal Ahvaz Courier
Squad3 Aug 2026
Falah Daram stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Falah Daram and Esteghlal Ahvaz agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Hamed Pakdel in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Esteghlal Ahvaz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Esteghlal Ahvaz
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Esteghlal Ahvaz training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kiarash Asgari is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Ahvaz promote Pejman Nekounam from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pejman Nekounam has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market3 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ashkan Beiranvand joins the Esteghlal Ahvaz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ashkan Beiranvand is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Ahvaz promote Ehsan Beiranvand from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ehsan Beiranvand has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Ahvaz promote Alireza Shojaei from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alireza Shojaei has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad3 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Falah Daram
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Rasoul Barichi
- Match Honours even between Esteghlal Ahvaz and Foolad
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Esteghlal Ahvaz